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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
6
Acton residents welcomed guests and service members from Guelph Toronto Buffalo Oshawa and Massey while families hosted relatives at Ballinafad Woodstock Milton and Cobourg. Notables include Cpl Wm Withers LAC Frank Bowes Gov W J Gibbons and Sgt W J Gibbons with travel from Petawawa Wasaga Beach and Camp Borden.
Mr and Mrs John Kennedy and family express deep gratitude for the kindness shown after Alma s death including flowers and sympathy gratefully remembered.
The nephew and nieces of the late John H. Bennett thank friends for their many kindnesses shown during their beloved uncle’s death and say these gestures will be gratefully remembered.
Commissioner Loh Wood announced that the Order-in-Council authorizing compulsory call up of men in low medical brackets will not be enacted for now. Eligible National War Service registrants in medical categories B1 B2 C1 and others may volunteer for service with pay and allowances equal to the Canadian Active Army.
Notice of lands in Nassagaweya Township to be sold by auction for unpaid taxes and costs. The Township Treasurer, JAMES W. MOFFAT, states that arrears relate to 1942 and that payment must be made by 2:00 pm on November 5, 1942 to avoid sale at the Council Chamber Brookville.
Active service list for Acton and district includes numerous soldiers, sailors, and air force personnel with service numbers and ranks. Overseas casualties list features Flight Officers, Wing Commanders, and sailors among others from the theatre of operations.
A long OCR list of service personnel with ranks and service numbers. Names include Burges, Crippa, Coleman, Davidson, Drysdale, Elliott, Freuler, Fields, Footitt, Gordon, Grant, Graff, Grigshow, Graham, Hill, Henderson, Hubbel, Holmen, Hurst, Jamoa, Job, Jones, Kirkweas, Kenney, Lamb, Leishman, Lambert, Lashy, Loutitt, Land, Lasby, Morton, McDonald, McLellan, McMillan, McInntyre, McKeown, Miller, Maplesden, Penren, Papillon, Powers, Pargeter, Peal, Price, Rogers, Ryder, Reid, Robson, Noote, Reidt, Stapleton, Skilling, Smith, Swarkhamer, Swindlehurst, Surbey, Terry, Tyler, Taylor, Varey, Van Goozen, Van Norman, Waldie, Wright, Wilson, Withers, Waterhouse, Watson, etc. Includes AC, Cpl, Pte, Sgt, Lt, Tpr, and various service numbers.
A letter from J H Alger of Claresholm Alberta thanks Mr Dillan for sending Ty Fare Paris weekly issues. He describes life eighty miles south of Calgary in the foothills during wartime, visits Banff, and notes fellows from Ontario and the East. He mentions flying training, pay, and staying connected with home through the paper.
Miss Isabel Switzer RN formerly with Lelands Electric Canada Ltd in Guelph was feted Friday with a tri light floor lamp from office staff and shop employees. Bride elect Miss Switzer attended a party hosted by Mrs. Alfred Fykes with graduates of Guelph General Hospital Training School. Both received bath towel sets as gifts during the evening.
On Tuesday evening the United Women's Missionary Society hosted a presentation and social at Mrs. Thomas Watson's home to honor Miss Isabel Switzer about to wed next month. A reading from Mrs. H Caldwell praised her nurse's service and hoped for a Christian home. As a token of friendship, Mrs Bert Mowat presented a blanket and an electric iron.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Inglea of Churchill announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Marjorie Leona to William Elmer Rostall of Acton Ont. The wedding is planned for September. Mr and Mrs Arthur Spear announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Bersslo Maud to Albert John Preece of Toronto with a wedding planned for late August. Mr and Mrs Andrew Aitken announce the engagement of their daughter Irene Evelyn to Clinton Wallace Swackhamer of Acton, the marriage set for early September.
In Beardmore and Co Westing Department employees made no formal presentation to Miss Margaret Dunn before she left for Vancouver. Mr A White read the address and Joe Kelly presented a cosmetic net and a handbag. Dunn thanked colleagues and said she would miss friends at work.
In Scotland a concealed Royal Air Force ammunition depot stores thousands of tons of bombs in a secret maintenance facility. The dump, one of many across Britain, is so well camouflaged that it cannot be detected from low-flying aircraft. Artillery and crew continue to assemble fragments for shipment to stations.
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